Klarinet Archive - Posting 001042.txt from 1998/07

From: dnaden <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A and Bb
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 15:16:57 -0400

Dan--

Come on down to LA and run me over any time. Lucky? No way. My description of the
tone difference was far from accurate, but was based on MY experience. The overall
point is that there is a difference in the sound quality--no matter how it's
described.

Yes, I am making these overally generally descriptive statements on purpose, but
certainly not to raise your blood pressure. I would want to be the cause of a heart
attack or stroke. Besides, what would the list do without you?

So I reiterate: Come on down to LA and run me over anytime. If you want my address,
just let me know.

David S. Naden, MMus
Cal State University Los Angeles

Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:

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> > Subj: Re: [kl] A and Bb
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> > Karen--
> >
> > Your observations are totally correct. The overall tone quality is different in
> > an A clarinet than a Bb clarinet. Since you didn't indicate how it was
> > different, I will say that in my experience, the tone quality of an A clarinet
> > (this applies to the many I have tried, and played) is usually darker and
> > warmer,
>
> Yag. Ech. Foo. Blech. "Darker and Warmer?"
>
> David Naden is one lucky guy. I was in Los Angeles last week at
> a convention and if he had made that "darker and warmer" statement
> before I went down, I would have looked him up and inserted an E-flat
> clarinet in his nose!! (up to but not including the bell).
>
> Is it possible, just possible that the sound differenc might be
> described as "Brighter and colder"??
>
> He is doing this on purpose. He is trying to get my blood pressure
> back up to where it was before I learned how to control it.
>
> To hell with it. I'll drive back down to Los Angeles and run him over.
>
> David. Look left when you next step off a curb. And if you go to
> England to get away from this threat, look right when you step off a curb.
>
> Yech. Ugh. Blooey. "Darker and warmer" indeed.
>
> and in some instances with less edge. I have also found that A
> > clarinets in general (not just the upper register) are stuffier than Bb
> > clarinets, but in some cases, that can be attributed to the fact that A
> > clarinets are used less often than Bb instruments--unless they are played
> > regularly in orchestral or chamber music settings.
> >
> > Others on the list can explain the accoustical differences better than I, so
> > hopefully they will respond, but for now, just take your time, break the horn
> > in, and enjoy the differences.
> >
> > David S. Naden, MMus
> > Cal State University Los Angeles
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheddar99@-----.com wrote:
> >
> > > I have recently bought an R13 A clarinet. I've been comparing the tone of it
> > > to my R13 Bb, and I've come to the conclusion that they aren't the same. Is
> > > this correct? My A is also a *lot* stuffier in the upper register and harder
> > > to play. Are all these normal characteristics of an A, or did I get a bad
> > > horn?
> > >
> > > Karen D
> > > Los Altos, Cali
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> Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
> leeson@-----.edu
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